6.5 lbs of boost is nice!

[-Jayson-]

i got my smaller pully installed today. Man does it feel so nice. I love it. It should put me around 210HP at the crank. WAHOO! I hope my new header gets here by next week friday, cause ill get to the drag strip that day.

[ZackKVtec]

how much psi were you running before? you should def install your header before you get to the track, also what types of times and traps you expecting?

[-Jayson-]

before was only 4.5 PSI on the stock pulley. If i can get the header installed before the track i will do so, but i need to get it first. . .

Im hoping for a low 14 ET and 95-97MPH

[-The Stig-]

Are you ever going to do a manual swap?

That'd drop your times immensely right there... econoboxes were never known for having a good autotranny.

[-Jayson-]

uhh my econobox is known for having a good tranny. My tranny is about .3 tenths of a second slower then the manual tranny for my car. But with a shiftplus its even less of a difference. Not to mention my tranny has seen over 400WHP on other cars and not broken anything other than CV joints and Axles.

[-The Stig-]

Uh huh.

I've never ridden in a automatic 4 cylinder car that was nearly as fast as it's manual counterpart. They've always been sluggish.

Not saying BS, but got any proof of the Autos being nearly as fast?

Cause I look at specs like this... and think otherwise
1995 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 10.9 18.00 auto
1996 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 8.3 16.10 manual

I know, they're LS's not Z24's... but the those year LS's had 130hp... only 20hp off of a stock '01 Z24.

[clawhammer]

Manual usually has an extra gear, so it actually has shorter gearing, which means faster acceleration. I would do a manual conversion after your exhaust.

[-Jayson-]

you are very misguided by your information. i dont believe there ever was a 130Hp cavalier. Let me break this down for you since 95, the cavalier has had i think 5 engines available since 95. But for comparison ill only show the 2 you are talking about. Also i think 4 transmissions.


the nasty 2.2L engine, this was a 12V SOHC 115HP engine.

The 2.4L, 16V DOHC 150HP -my engine.

Also their is a new 2.2L engine that is called the 2.2L ecotec, this is DOHC and makes 140HP, but ignore this engine for now. But this engine is in all cavaliers 2003 and up.

the 2.3L Quad 4 HO, not sure on the specs on this one, i know it was used in the Z24's and LS's untill 95. I think it was 180HP NA, cant remember though.

Now trims levels for those years were as followed, Base, LS, and Z24

Base which had a 2.2L 3 SPD AUTO or 5 psd manual was good for an 18 second 1/4 mile.
LS this model was the 4 door, it came with the 2.2L engine, but you could upgrade it to the 2.4L engine.
And the Z24, coupe 2.4L auto or 3 spd.

Now the transmissions. from 92 to 95 i think all the automatics were 3 spd slush boxs that work off hydraulic pumps and slow as hell. The gears were very tall.

After that, 96 and above, they changed to the 4 spd auto that shifted electronically, big difference.

Now to break down car times/engines/and trans.

2.2L 3 spd auto - Low 18 second
2.2L 5 spd manu - High 17 seconds
2.4L 3 spd auto - Never came with one
2.4L 4 spd auto - High 15 Low 16
2.4L 5 spd Manu - High 15 mid 15 with a good driver

Anways if i wanted a manual, i would have bought one. . .

[-The Stig-]

http://www.modernracer.com/history/c...lshistory.html

The air conditioning cools, almost instantly.
The 2.2 litre twin-overhead camshaft Ecotec four cylinder engine, now standard on all J-Cars, generates a more-than-competitive 140 horsepower at 5,600 r.p.m., and a 'way-more-than-competitive' 150 lb.-ft., of torque at 4,400 r.p.m.

140hp, Cavalier LS sports sedan.

[Igovert500]

nice, so when you plannin on going to the track?

[-Jayson-]

Originally Posted by RedNeck383

http://www.modernracer.com/history/c...lshistory.html




140hp, Cavalier LS sports sedan.

did you read my post? The 2.2L ecotec engine is only in the 2003 up engines. There is no Z24 after 2002. Its called a LS. But all cavaliers after 2003 have the 2.2L ecotec. Before 2003 the LS was the fully loaded sedan edition, it had the option of getting the 2.4L DOHC or 2.2L SOHC engine.

[Thourun]

Ughh too many engines for the same car! Make up your mind chevy!

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

did you read my post? The 2.2L ecotec engine is only in the 2003 up engines. There is no Z24 after 2002. Its called a LS. But all cavaliers after 2003 have the 2.2L ecotec. Before 2003 the LS was the fully loaded sedan edition, it had the option of getting the 2.4L DOHC or 2.2L SOHC engine.

Yes, I read it. You stated that...

i dont believe there ever was a 130Hp cavalier.

Which in a sense is true, cause I was going off of information claiming 130hp. But infact, there is one that makes 140hp. You didn't specify a year.

Aren't technicalities a bitch?

[chevytrucks92]

Eitherway, a manual transmission would be faster BUT if you plan on racing at the track a lot, then you'd be better off sticking with your auto--they're way more consistant.

[-Jayson-]

a manual wont be faster cause it wont be worth the swap. To shave .3 tenths of a second off. . . i could do alot more with the money it would cost to do a swap.